Question

grade 6: module 1: unit 1: lesson 11
entrance ticket: unit 1, lesson 11
name: cassandra
date: 10/10/25
directions: as you enter class, read the learning targets. next, read the sentence from the lightning thief, and answer the following question.
\by the window, sitting on a wooden tripod stool, was the most gruesome memento of all: a mummy.\ (140)
what does gruesome memento most likely mean in this sentence? you can use a dictionary to find or confirm your definition.

Explanation:

"Gruesome" means extremely unpleasant and horrifying. A "memento" is a keepsake. In the context of having a mummy as a memento, "gruesome memento" likely refers to a horrifying or disturbing keepsake.

Answer:

A horrifying or disturbing keepsake.